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Master Class: Creative Producing with Lucas Joaquin

Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington St., Chicago

Chicago Industry Exchange / Workshop Join Lucas Joaquin, a producer on the recent A24 release Death Of a Unicorn, for an illuminating conversation about producing independent films. Event will take place in the Claudia Cassidy Theater. About Lucas Joaquin headshot: Lucas JoaquinLucas Joaquin is a creative producer in New York City and a founding member, […]

  • Free Event
  • Live captioned by CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) services
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Summer Screenings 2026 – Rye Lane

Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington St., Chicago

Directed by Raine Allen-Miller Countries United Kingdom Year 2023 Synopsis In this visually vibrant, exhilarating modern romance, a chance meeting between Yas and Dom, two twenty-somethings both reeling from bad breakups, sparks an electrifying day of soul searching in South London. The two form an unlikely connection as they help one another nurse their heartbreak, […]

  • Captioning
  • Free Event
  • Image Descriptions
  • In Person
  • Large Print Programs
  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Writing for Film and Television with Virgil Williams at Chicago Cultural Center

Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington St., Chicago

Join award-winning screenwriter and playwright Virgil Williams (The Piano Lesson, Mudbound) in a Master Class on writing for film and television. Moderated by screenwriter Tracey Scott Wilson (The Americans, Respect). Networking event to follow (with cash bar). A veteran television writer and producer, Williams’ extensive credits include last year’s critically acclaimed adaptation of The Piano […]

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  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Live captioned by CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) services

Going Places: Chicago Short Films at Chicago Cultural Center

Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington St., Chicago

Summer Screenings is Cinema/Chicago’s annual free film series that casts a spotlight on a different country’s national cinema each week all summer. These shorts, all featured at past Festivals, display the brilliance and variety of our city’s incredible filmmakers. They explore a friendship in crisis (A Real One), the sisterhood bonds (Video Funeral), the inherent […]

  • Captioning
  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Large Print Programs
  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Dance Residency Open Studio Series with Jenna Pollack at Chicago Cultural Center

Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington St., Chicago

A work-in-progress sharing, this event will consist of both the movement- and the textual-based research explored over the course of the residency. ASL is provided for this event. https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/dance_residency.html

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Dance Residency Open Studio Series with Amalia Raye Wiatr Lewis at Chicago Cultural Center

Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington St., Chicago

Soak is a dance-based performance project that emerges from a study of public bathing. This work considers how both dance and bathing practices carve out space to imagine new ways of relating to our bodies and each other. This piece explores the movements of pleasure and leisure, collectively created social space, and the relationship between body, […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Dance Residency Open Studio Series with Keisha Janae at Chicago Cultural Center

Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington St., Chicago

Soulfully rooted in playful praise, this Praise House Language workshop will be a creative circle of expression with testimonials, dance, art-making and song. Through a guided process that centers care, participants of all experiences and backgrounds are able to step into the rehearsal process being used to develop "Praise House Ceremony". The workshop facilitation is […]

  • Free Event
  • In Person

Dance Residency Open Studio Series with Drew Lewis / House of DOV at Chicago Cultural Center

Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington St., Chicago

Join House of DOV in the Dance Studio for an intimate view of the rehearsal process and participate in the creation of a new work by Drew Lewis with live music by Family Junket. Drew Lewis (he/him) is a performer, choreographer, composer and educator originally from Oak Park, IL. He graduated magna cum laude from Cornish […]

  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Low Lighting
  • Sensory Friendly

Dance Residency Open Studio Series with Helen Lee / Momentum Sensorium at Chicago Cultural Center

Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington St., Chicago

Curiosities of Wellness in Bodies of Grief and Joy Glimpse into the rehearsal process of building choreography in the round for 7 dancers. While this work currently has several sections from 2 previous iterations, this open rehearsal (with possible audience participation) will focus on a new section. Join us as we stumble along together to […]

  • Free Event
  • In Person